Shortlands railway station is in
Shortlands
Shortlands is a suburb of South East London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It has been part of Greater London since 1965, and was previously part of the historic county of Kent. It is located between west of Bromley and east o ...
, in the
London Borough of Bromley
The London Borough of Bromley () is a London Borough, borough in London, England. It is the largest and southeasternmost borough in London, and borders the county of Kent, of which it formed part until 1965. The borough's population in the 2021 ...
in south
London
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. It serves the southwest part of
Bromley
Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is southeast of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 88,000 as of 2023.
Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, charte ...
, and is down the line from . The station is located on the A222 road. Shortlands Junction, just west of the station, is where the
Catford Loop Line joins the
Chatham Main Line
The Chatham Main Line is a railway line in England that links London VictoriaQuail Map 5 – England South ages 2–13Sept 2002 (Retrieved 14 December 2011) and Dover Priory / Ramsgate, travelling via Medway (of which the town of Chatham is ...
: the two lines are split into slow and fast pairs through the station, which consists of two island platforms on an embankment. The station is in London
Travelcard Zone 4
Fare zone 4 is an outer zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an au ...
, and the station is managed by
Southeastern and trains are operated by
Southeastern and
Thameslink
Thameslink is a mainline route on the British railway network, running from , , , , , and via central London to , , , Rainham, , , and . The network opened as a through service in 1988, with severe overcrowding by 1998, carrying more than ...
.
History
It was originally opened by the ''West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway'' on 3 May 1858. The station was enlarged and rebuilt to its present form in 1892–94.
Shortlands Junction was remodelled in the 1950s to allow line speeds to be increased, and was remodelled again with the construction of Ravensbourne chord (a dive-under pair of lines) in 2002 to increase the capacity of the junction, as part of the work to enhance the existing network in conjunction with the opening of the first section of
High Speed 1
High Speed 1 (HS1), officially the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel.
It is part of the line carrying international passenger traffic between the United Kingdom and mainland Euro ...
, the high-speed link to the Channel Tunnel.
Services
Services at Shortlands are operated by
Southeastern and
Thameslink
Thameslink is a mainline route on the British railway network, running from , , , , , and via central London to , , , Rainham, , , and . The network opened as a through service in 1988, with severe overcrowding by 1998, carrying more than ...
using , and
EMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
* 4 tph to via
* 2 tph to
London Blackfriars
Blackfriars (), also known as London Blackfriars, is a London station group, central London railway station and connected London Underground station in the City of London. It provides Thameslink services: local (from North to South London), ...
via
* 4 tph to
* 2 tph to via
During the peak hours, additional services between , and call at the station. In addition, the service to London Blackfriars is extended to and from via .
On weekends, the services between London Victoria and Orpington are reduced to two trains per hour.
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Connections
London Buses
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routes 227
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, 358
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and 367 serve the station.
References
External links
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Railway stations in the London Borough of Bromley
Former London, Chatham and Dover Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1858
Railway stations served by Southeastern
Rail junctions in England
Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway
1858 establishments in England